Just Checking In

Hi hello, how are we doing? 

It has been a few weeks since I last posted; time during COVID-19 passes in a kind of fog, don't you find? 

I wanted to check in and see how everyone has been doing. Do you find that time has been passing differently for you as well this year? For me, it seems as though I blink and two weeks go by. I have to set reminders for deadlines and events whereas before I would simply remember with ease. Ugh.

Please remember to make time for self care and carve out space for yourselves to process the very real trauma that this year has created in many of us. 

The picture above is from last year, when I road tripped to the Grand Canyon with family. Those were good times. 

Despite the stir-craziness COVID-life imposes, this can also be a time used for reflection, and to reset and recharge. I am doing my best to be positive (not falling into the trap of *~love and light~*-ing all my problems away) within reason, and even managed to get a small credential from GIA towards a Graduate Gemologist degree, something I've always had an interest in but have not been able to pursue due to the ten million other things I have had to do. 

So, let me know in the comments or on social media how you are coping with this pandemic nonsense, and also the very necessary but difficult discussions and demonstrations going on around the world regarding systemic racism and (hopefully) the restructuring of organizations that allow said practices to continue. 

Be well, and stay safe! 

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